AN: Sorry about the delay, but this is a major chapter that I've been rather nervous about writing. You may or may not have noticed that I've upped the rating of the story to M for this chapter onwards, so if close physical relations isn't your thing, you may want to skip this chapter (I also promise to provide similar warnings about similar action in future, though I doubt there'll be any for a good while). I tried to write this tastefully, rather than it being explicit, so let me know whether I've achieved that without detracting from the significance of it, or not. Thank you

Chapter 14

Jenny was new to all of this, but as with any other aspect of life, she was quick and willing to learn. As more of both hers and Jack's skin became exposed, her eyes widened at the new information flooding her brain from her senses. Jack was careful with her, he could tell she was inexperienced, but he was respectful of her boundaries, and went slowly; gave her plenty of chance to tell him to stop. Once there was just the two of them, no boundaries or distractions, he led her gently and comfortably to the most helpful position and whispered in her ear anything she may not understand.

Once Jenny understood Jack's intentions, which didn't take long, she was a fast learner. Jack showed her exactly what could be effective, and what could have certain results for both of them, and she relished this new way of learning. They didn't talk as such, but with bodies so close, words felt unnecessary. They were sharing something new and both were afraid to break the mood. After just a few small movements, and some whispered nothings from Jack, they were finally, properly together, sharing their minds and themselves and pouring care and emotion into and around each other, with their eyes, their hands and their bodies. Jenny could feel the tension leaving the muscles around her neck and shoulder, but building instead in her gut, it wasn't uncomfortable, in fact she found herself craving further ministration. Jack was responsive and understanding and she learned more with every touch. She tried to reciprocate to some level, but found their arms got tangled, and laughed nervously. He smiled at her, and shook his head, so she let her arm drop, and simply allowed Jack to do the work.

As the tension in her abdomen broke, she was overwhelmed by this new experience, and further awed by the reaction this elicited from Jack, who appeared to be experiencing a similar neural frying. Then they simply lay together on the sofa for a while, cuddling for warmth and giggling a little.

Jack felt himself release and it was as new for him as it was for Jenny, in a different way. The cloud of grey mist in his head had grown increasingly dense and dark as he moved nearer to breaking point, and as he crossed the line he felt it solidify into a dense black wall around his mind, for a fraction of a second, and then shatter like glass revealing incredible clarity, his brain was finally free of its bondage, he wasn't frightened of what he might say or do. She wasn't going to run away from him because he made a mistake, and he could relax properly. The release was more relief than he could realize.

They had been lying together, spooning gently for a while, when Jenny spoke up

"Not that this isn't wonderful, but do you think we could get dressed? I'm a little chilly" Jack grinned at her, and moved to stand up. It was just as he was tucking his shirt back in that she said something he wishes she hadn't. "Maybe we shouldn't tell my dad about that when we find him, I think he may suffer a dual heart attack!"

"Sorry what?" Jack was not sure what she meant.

"You know, two hearts, did you not notice my… odd pulse." Jack was frozen, his voice barely a murmur.

"I put that down to the conditions…" then suddenly he shouted, "He's gonna KILL me! Repeatedly!"

AN: Seriously hope this was worth the wait, please review, I've never written anything like that before and I want to know what you think of how Jack realizes what he's missed.